Justice Josephine Oyefeso of an Ikeja High Court handed down the verdict after Brown pleaded guilty to the charge.
Reports show that Brown was sentenced after entering into a plea bargain with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
He is guilty to a one-count amended charge of obtaining money by false pretences.
The EFCC had also recommended a one-and-a -half year prison term in the plea bargain.
Following his plea, Mr Uche Chikelue, the counsel to the defendant, quoting the Holy Bible, asked the court for mercy in sentencing Brown.
“In Mark 10: 46-52, is the story of blind Bartimaeus, who was delivered by one word — mercy. Like blind Bartimaeus, we are standing on the word — mercy.
According Mrs V.O. Aigboje, the counsel to the EFCC, Brown committed the offence in August 22, 2013 till Nov. 23, 2013 at Ikeja.
The convict obtained 3,650 dollars online from Mr Thomas Nublin of the United States of America under false pretences.
“The Lagos office of the EFCC in July 2014, received a petition from the U.S. Army alleging that some persons traced to Nigeria defrauded some members of the U.S. Army of over 13,000 dollars in a romance scam.
“The EFFC investigated and was able to trace some of the funds amounting to 3,650 dollars to EcoBank Plc via Moneygram which was received by the convict.
“The convict, in the course of the investigation, refunded to authorities, the said sum of 3,650 dollars, the money received from the crime,”
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